Chuck Jones: Extremes and Inbetweens - A Life in Animation was originally telecast
as a PBS "Great Performances" episode on November 22, 2000. Warner Bros. animator
Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones created many cartoon characters, including Pepe Le Pew,
Wile E. Coyote, and the Road Runner. A key member of the team that developed Daffy
Duck and Porky Pig, Jones also directed more than 50 Bugs Bunny cartoons. In her paean
to Jones, writer-producer-director Margaret Selby features a running interview with
the 88-year-old Jones, as well as interviews with famous fans, including Hollywood
luminaries Whoopi Goldberg, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Ron Howard, Toy Story
director John Lasseter, Steven Spielberg, and Robin Williams. Highlights include clips
from such classic Jones cartoons including Rabbit of Seville, What's Opera, Doc?,
One Froggy Evening, Duck Amuck, the original television version of How the Grinch
Stole Christmas, and Academy Award-winner The Dot and the Line. ~ Steve Blackburn,
Rovi